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error is coded ...has anyone seen this error before?
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I suspect that it's a minor enough color shift that Scott didn't warrant it a listing. EFO specialists would likely assign a modest premium to the price, though.
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Hi Jodi:
As it happens, I was given a Scott specialty album recently of U.S. errors. There is a space for a 1363 error (1363c) but it is for the light yellow being omitted. The 2024 catalog doesn’t list a color shift error but you have a nice one.
I didn’t realize how often errors occur but it stands to reason. I have a few errors that I have come across over the years. They are all either colors omitted or perforations not cut.
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As Allen notes, this is a color shift or plate misregistration. It falls under the EFO category (where unfortunately, E represents Error) but is not an error (at least not with the traditional philatelic definition).
because it is not a true error, it won't be listed in Scott
But it IS a nice example of when bad things happen to good stamps
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12:34:10pm
Years ago my wife and I, we were just collecting Canada and US at that time, got into what collectors referred to as "fly specking". Every stamp we got was pored over looking for things like spots of colour, colour shifts, small design variations, variations in tagging, etc. It's amazing how much we found!! Eventually, when it started to take over our lives, we gave it up. We found a few items of value but not very many. I think our best find was a block of 9 for a Canadian native stamp with a missing bird on a totem pole (572ii) - CV of over $200 now! Your colour shift is very nice but I'm afraid not worth much. But hang in there, there is good stuff waiting out there to be found. I know it's not an error but Canada #32, a wove paper version of the two cent green large Queen, is out there to be found. Three have been located so far and the last one was found by someone checking a stock book of Canada stuff!! The catalog value is around $125 000!! Everyone should check their copies of Scott #24, you never know!!
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08:22:37pm
" Canada #32, a wove paper version of the two cent green large Queen, "
Wove paper is the common version. You mean the laid paper.
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09:42:33pm
"You mean the laid paper"
Yup, just checked Scott's and my album, you're right!!!!
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Thank you guys for all of the posts and info.. I am learning a lot already! is this a 212 and is a pen cancellation ok/ normal enough?
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The image is a little blurry, but believe the stamp is a Scott #145. The Scott #156 has a small cresent in the pearl at the left of the numeral 1. This stamp also has different Scott numbers if there is a grill present. The pen cancel in my opinion makes little difference.
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Not 212. It is not Type A59. Take a look at the wording above Franklin's head.
Rather, it is type A44, which has 8 different Scott numbers. However, based only on "common-ness", the most likely number is 206.
The pen cancel is quite normal, but the least desirable of cancellations.
Roy
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“But it IS a nice example of when bad things happen to good stamps.” — David Teisler
Or, a nice example of when good things happen to otherwise uninteresting stamps! — Bob Ingraham
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I found this sheet of stamps in an old atlas I was buying at an estate sale (I also bought a great but haphazard collection of old stamps.I cant find out how this
error is coded ...has anyone seen this error before?
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re: one more question about possible a59
I suspect that it's a minor enough color shift that Scott didn't warrant it a listing. EFO specialists would likely assign a modest premium to the price, though.
Allen
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07:49:22am
re: one more question about possible a59
Hi Jodi:
As it happens, I was given a Scott specialty album recently of U.S. errors. There is a space for a 1363 error (1363c) but it is for the light yellow being omitted. The 2024 catalog doesn’t list a color shift error but you have a nice one.
I didn’t realize how often errors occur but it stands to reason. I have a few errors that I have come across over the years. They are all either colors omitted or perforations not cut.
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re: one more question about possible a59
As Allen notes, this is a color shift or plate misregistration. It falls under the EFO category (where unfortunately, E represents Error) but is not an error (at least not with the traditional philatelic definition).
because it is not a true error, it won't be listed in Scott
But it IS a nice example of when bad things happen to good stamps
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re: one more question about possible a59
Years ago my wife and I, we were just collecting Canada and US at that time, got into what collectors referred to as "fly specking". Every stamp we got was pored over looking for things like spots of colour, colour shifts, small design variations, variations in tagging, etc. It's amazing how much we found!! Eventually, when it started to take over our lives, we gave it up. We found a few items of value but not very many. I think our best find was a block of 9 for a Canadian native stamp with a missing bird on a totem pole (572ii) - CV of over $200 now! Your colour shift is very nice but I'm afraid not worth much. But hang in there, there is good stuff waiting out there to be found. I know it's not an error but Canada #32, a wove paper version of the two cent green large Queen, is out there to be found. Three have been located so far and the last one was found by someone checking a stock book of Canada stuff!! The catalog value is around $125 000!! Everyone should check their copies of Scott #24, you never know!!
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12 Apr 2024
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re: one more question about possible a59
" Canada #32, a wove paper version of the two cent green large Queen, "
Wove paper is the common version. You mean the laid paper.
Roy
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09:42:33pm
re: one more question about possible a59
"You mean the laid paper"
Yup, just checked Scott's and my album, you're right!!!!
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re: one more question about possible a59
Thank you guys for all of the posts and info.. I am learning a lot already! is this a 212 and is a pen cancellation ok/ normal enough?
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re: one more question about possible a59
The image is a little blurry, but believe the stamp is a Scott #145. The Scott #156 has a small cresent in the pearl at the left of the numeral 1. This stamp also has different Scott numbers if there is a grill present. The pen cancel in my opinion makes little difference.
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re: one more question about possible a59
Not 212. It is not Type A59. Take a look at the wording above Franklin's head.
Rather, it is type A44, which has 8 different Scott numbers. However, based only on "common-ness", the most likely number is 206.
The pen cancel is quite normal, but the least desirable of cancellations.
Roy
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re: one more question about possible a59
“But it IS a nice example of when bad things happen to good stamps.” — David Teisler
Or, a nice example of when good things happen to otherwise uninteresting stamps! — Bob Ingraham
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